ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53004
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 January 1942 |
| Time: | 22:31 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AT121 |
| MSN: | ZN-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Langestraat, Den Helder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
| Munster |
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I AT121 (ZN-A) of 106 Squadron, RAF Coningsby. Lost on combat operations on the evening of 28/1/1942. Took off at 18:05 from RAF Coningsby (Target: Münster). Crashed 22:31 due to engine failure onto a house in the Langestraat at Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Aircraft hit by 1/lei Res Flak Abt 845 at 22:23.
Crew:
Pilot: Flight Lt. H J W Bareham - survived, captured, became PoW at Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria. PoW Number 1412.
Observer: Pilot Officer J G Whiting RNZAF- survived, captured, became PoW at Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria. PoW Number 1443
Wireless Op/Air Gunner: Sgt. Edward John Snelling RAF (Service Number 1162390) - KIA body recovered and buried Kiel War Cemetery
Wireless Op/Air Gunner: Sgt.Stanley Albert Dungey RAF (Service Number 1167924) - KIA body recovered and buried at Bergen op Zoom (Initially buried at Huisduinen, grave S-108)
Sources:
1. Chorley W.R. Bomber Command Losses 1942 page 26
2. RAF Prisoners of War.
3. https://studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/28-29-01-1942-sglo-t1395-handley-page-hampden-mk-i-at121-zn-a/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2356837/snelling,-edward-john/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2033684/dungey,-stanley-Albert/
6. http://wo2-hoekschewaard.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/register1942.pdf
7. Nachtjagd Combat Archives The Early Years 1942 - Theo Boiten
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 December 1940 | X3154 | 106 Sqn RAF | 4 | Lords Seat, Rushup Edge, 2 miles west of Castleton, Peak District |  |
w/o |
| 29 August 1941 | AE193 | 106 Sqn RAF | 0 | North Sea NW of Texel, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Feb-2009 11:32 | penguin832 | Updated |
| 02-Nov-2017 16:38 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2018 19:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2018 18:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 13:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Apr-2019 18:13 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2019 12:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Embed code] |
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